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CHARLES W. STAFFORD, OF SAYBRUGK, CQNNECTCUT.

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,Be it known that I, CHARLES W. Srnrronn, of Saybrook, in the county oi'Middlesex, and State oi' Connecticut, have invented n. new and improvedElevating and Self-Dumping Garbage endAsl1-Box and do hereby dechirethat the following is n full, clear, and exact description thereof',which will enable others skilled in the art to moire und use the saine,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming n part of thisspeci- Scation, :in which Y Figure il in a Side sectional view oi' myinvention, taken in the linec: I, fig. 2.

Figure 2 is an external front view of the saine.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

The object ot" this invention is to obtain a receptacle for garbage andashes, which may be placed on the edge of n sidewall; in front ofresidence, and not have any unsightly appearance, and be capable ofhaving its 4 contents ldumped by a single person into a. cart with thegreatest facility.

A representan case, in whichv the garbage and ash-box is fitted orenclosed. This case is oi cest iron, and may be of any neat orornamental pattern; and it is provided with a. lid or cover, B, ataclicd by a hinge. This case is east with a suitable base, a, andahollow post, C, dependent therefrom, the p )st passing through :i holein the hugging down into the earth, and the base u resting or bearing onthe agging, as shown clearly in iig. 1. D represente the garbage orash-box, which may be constructed of sheet or ons` metal. It' of theformer material it may have a cast-iron rim at the top. The sha-pe ofthe box D conforms to that of the ease A; and

`the bottom of D .is connected by n hinge or joint, b, to a rod, E,n'hiclrslide's freely within the hollow post C of the ca'se'A. This. rodE is cast with a vertical rack, c, in which n pinion, F, gears, saidpinion being on n shaft, G, which. in tted in a bearing, (1 cast withthe case A. One end of the shaft G is formed witha. square, to receive:L crank,`, by which the shaft is turned. is e chain, one end of whichis attached to the box D near its centre, the other end being attachedto the bott-om of a chamber', @,'cast with the ease A.. The top of thegarbage or :ish-bon: is provided with a rim, j', to rest on the top ofthe case A, and the lid orcover B', when down, rests on the rin-iGarbage or ashes are thrown int-o the box i) at any time by raising thelid or cover B; and, when the contents of D are to be removed, the shaftG is turned by means of the crank H, the cart,

shown in red, being backed up in front' of the case A. By turning theshaft G in the proper direction, as indicated by :irren: l, the box D israised, in consequence of the pinion Fgearing into the rack Ao of therod E; und, -when the bottom of the box D nearly reaches the t-op of thecase A, the chain I will be fully distended, and niil check thel ascentoi the box D, causing the latter, as the rod E is forced upward, to tiltor dump over the top ot' a', and discharge its contents into the cart,as shown in red in iig. 1. On turi ing the shaft G in the reversedii'ectioinvthe box D will turn np to a vertical posit-ien, and descendWithin the care A. By this simple arrangement it will be seen thatgarbage and ashes may be kept .vithin o. covered receptacle on the edgeofthe sidewalk Without any trouble or inconvenience whatever, and thecontents removed or dumped into a cnrt by :i single peron with. thegreatest facility. f

Hoving thus described my invention, I clniin as new, and desire 'tosecure by Letters Potent- A garbage or ash-box, placed Witliin o, caseprovided with a. iid or cover, and arranged., as herein shown- 4onddescribed, to admit of being elevated :intlv tilted or dumped, in orderthat its contents may be discharged into a cart, substantially asdescribed. v

' il. yhe rod il, attached to the bottom of the garbage or ash-box D,and provided with the rack c, the hollow pari; C of the case A, inwhichthe rod I works, the pinion F on shaft G, and the chain all arranged tooperate in the manner enbstantiolly as' and for the purpose set forth.

The above specification of my inventionhsigned by me this ,7th inf ofAugust, 1861i. y

' C. W. STAFFORD.

Witnesses 3.

Jie. A. Soni/ier., funx. i.v Ronnnrs,

